Fish in Australia

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Australia has over 5000 described species of fish, a quarter of which are endemic.^[1] Seafood and aquaculture are major and highly regulated industries, and fishing for marine and freshwater native and stoked fish is popular.

Species of freshwater fish

A Murray Cod

Main article: Freshwater fish of Australia

For its land-size, Australia has a low diversity of native freshwater fish with only 280 described species.^[1] This is largely because Australia is a very dry continent with sporadic rainfall and large areas of desert.

The most common freshwater fish are:

Other species include:

Marine fish

Abalistes

Ablabys

Ablabys taenianotus

Ablennes

Flat Needlefish

References

1 2 Bray, Dianne. "Introduction to Australia's Fishes". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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